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The Town Council will be discussing possible changes to the noise regulations in Town Code when it meets on Tuesday, Oct. 5.

The Director of Planning & Community Development shall be responsible leading development efforts for the Town through responsible administration of the Town Code and Zoning Ordinance.  The Director of Planning & Community Development shall have demonstrated knowledge within one or more planning specialties of transportation planning, comprehensive planning and/or environmental planning. With minimal supervision, the Director of Planning & Community Development encourages Town Development fo...

“Now, we’re just waiting for the asteroid to hit.” That was the response from a person close to the situation at Town Hall after the back-to-back resignations this week of Comprehensive Plan Project Manager Edward Hindin and Town Councilman Mike Bebon. The person didn’t want to be named, but spoke to provide some context to the stunning turn of events. Mr. Bebon had advocated for Mr. Hindin to organize and run the effort to produce a Comprehensive Plan for the Island. But after months o...

Councilman Mike Bebon has resigned from the Community Housing Board (CHB). Mr. Bebon issued a written statement Wednesday evening saying he tendered his resignation Wednesday morning and it was accepted by his fellow Town Board members. Although Wednesday’s Town Board work session followed the resignation, it was not mentioned during that meeting. “It was my pleasure to have worked with all of you directly as a member of the CHB and it was an honor and a privilege to have served as your cha...

Police officers, students and trainers learning noise assessment procedures in the Heights last week. (Credit: Courtesy photo) The Shelter Island Police Department conducted a Community Noise Enforcement Training this past week, one at Crescent Beach and one in the Heights, where students took decibel readings. Three new police officers and the Town Attorney received a two-day initial training block, and other department police officers, and full-time bay constables joined the grou...

Riverhead Town will not be selling one-day or seasonal beach passes to nonresidents this year, a practice it discontinued last year when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, according to Supervisor Yvette Aguiar. But the Town Board still must decide if it plans to issue beach passes to hotels and lodgings for use by their guests.  A one-day nonresident pass  had cost $35, according to parks and recreation superintendent Ray Coyne, while the annual nonresident permit was $200.  The board discussed h...

This month, in  Gershow Recycling of Riverhead v Town of Riverhead, 2021 NY Slip Op 02156 [2d Dept 2021], the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the motion court’s decision granting an Article 78 petition to annul the denial of a site plan amendment application. The motion court and the appeals court held the denial exceeded the scope of delegable power under the then-applicable Town Code and In November 20211, the petitioners-plaintiffs (“Petitioners”) purchased property u...

The beach at Bootleggers Alley on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend 2020. (Credit: Don Bindler) What’s a beach? Most would answer the question simply as a place where you swim. But as the Shoreline Access Task Force is discovering, it’s not that easy. For an Island surrounded by water with multiple access areas to shorelines where families have been swimming for generations, the Town Code defines beach as a site where lifeguards are assigned and bathrooms are provided. T...

Occoquan mulls delaying public hearing for 7-story housing development A rendering of the "Mill at Occoquan" presented in 2019. Occoquan aims to postpone a public hearing on a project to bring a seven-story housing development to the riverside. The hearing at been planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, at Town Hall, 314 Mill Street. The town did not say when the public hearing would be rescheduled. It did note that the developer, Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Investments would like  the publ...

Brookhaven Town Councilman Michael Loguercio at 1465 Montauk Highway in North Bellport for the demolition of two abandoned and boarded up buildings. Photo: Brookhaven Town. Zombie buildings are a dangerous nuisance on Long Island. Properties essentially abandoned by their owners become eyesores in their communities after years of neglect - racking up building code violations and sometimes attracting vagrants who set up camp sometimes with damaging results.   On Tuesday, February 9, the Town...